diff --git a/programs/C/length_string.c b/programs/C/length_string.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+//Created a function to calculate length of string.
+int lengthOfString(char stringInput[50]) {
+	int length = 0, i;
+	scanf("%[^\n]", stringInput);		//Input of the string
+	
+	for(i = 0; stringInput[i]!='\0'; i++)
+    		
+		length++;
+	
+	return length;
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+	char sentence [50];
+	int length;
+	
+	length = lengthOfString(sentence);	// Using the function
+	printf("%d \n", length);		// Printing the length of the sentence
+	
+	return 0;
+}